Captive equity is still an option as Carlyle raises fund
Despite predictions of poor returns, captive equity funds can still be raised. The latest manager to hit the market is Carlyle Group, the world’s largest CLO manager according to our 3Q23 Creditflux rankings. According to market sources, Carlyle is raising a half-billion-dollar equity fund, which is expected to be complete by the end of the year.

European manager takes big step towards first US CLO
Polus Capital Management has made another notable step in its journey towards US CLO management, securing committed capital from strategic investors to support its first five US CLO

Irradiant launches new captive equity fund
Irradiant Partners closed its latest captive equity fund today, with the third vintage of the Irradiant CLO equity strategy bringing in USD 411m in commitments

Vertical Capital Income fund changes name as Carlyle takes over and shifts focus to CLOs
Vertical Capital Income Fund is set to rebrand as Carlyle Credit Income Fund after a transaction appointing Carlyle Group as the fund's investment manager and shift the fund's investment mandate to CLOs closed on Friday

CVC closes third captive equity fund
CVC Credit has announced the final close of its latest captive equity fund, CVC CLO Equity III, with a mammoth $800 million of commitments.

CSAM and Sixth Street launch CLO funds
Credit Suisse Asset Management and Sixth Street Partners are the latest firms to raise CLO funds

Two more credit firms explore US CLO management
Two US credit shops, headquartered in Greenwich and Boston, are the latest to explore launching US CLO management platforms, according to multiple sources. One has also launched a CLO fund.

AlbaCore prepares investment grade and opportunistic CLO strategies with European focus
AlbaCore Capital Group is building out its CLO investment capabilities, with officials at the firm telling Creditflux about the launch of two new CLO strategies — one focused on investment grade CLO tranches and another with a more opportunistic CLO approach

LGT eyes CLOs in new $750 million evergreen credit fund
LGT Capital Partners has launched a new evergreen credit fund, which will invest in a variety of floating rate credit strategies – including CLOs

Oxford Funds launches closed-ended CLO fund
Oxford Park Income Fund will invest primarily in CLO equity and junior debt tranches, with the ability to opportunistically invest in CLO warehouses

SEI plots CLO interval fund launch
SEI Investment Management is launching a new closed-ended interval fund focused on CLO tranches

CLO investor expands into IG tranches with new global fund
The junior CLO debt and equity investor is going up the capital stack to invest in single A and triple B tranches

Permira closes sixth CLO junior debt and equity fund
Permira Credit has closed its sixth European CLO junior debt and equity fund,  Permira Sigma VI

Bain holds final close on $650 million fund to buy own CLO equity globally
Bain Capital Credit has closed its second captive equity fund with $650 million commitments, thought to be among the largest manager-controlled CLO equity funds raised

Belstar partners with Apollo to launch global corporate and structured credit fund
Belstar Management Company has launched a credit fund to invest across global liquid and private credit - including both corporate and structured credit

Euro CLO manager closes second captive equity strategy at €228 million
An experienced European CLO manager is taking care of its CLO issuance for the next few years 

Manager targets €300 million for structured credit fund with CLO/CSO mix
The fund will invest primarily in European CLO equity 

Texas pension allocates $75 million to CLO fund
Texas County District & Retirement System has allocated to its third CLO fund in three years 

Manager raises $150 million for first solo captive CLO equity fund
The US manager is on the road fundraising for its third ever captive equity CLO fund, but first under its new branding,

Nuveen raises $150 million to invest further in CLOs
Nuveen is expanding its CLO product suite with the launch of a new CLO opportunities fund, according to recent regulatory filings

Flat Rock eyes double Bs for CLO interval fund launch
Flat Rock Global is expanding its CLO fund roster and eyeing double B-rated tranches of US middle market CLOs as part of a new interval fund, according to market sources.

GreensLedge AM targets IG-rated CLO tranches with $500m fund
GreensLedge Asset Management has made a breakthrough with its first commingled CLO fund through a $500 million vehicle that invests in senior CLO tranches

Investors urged to look at CLO funds amid PE slowdown
Institutional investors are said to be eyeing CLOs and structured credit as they seek to calibrate duration risk and prepare for recession. In addition, year-to-date performance in private equity portfolios isn’t meeting pension funds’ tough returns targets

US manager prepares fifth CLO opportunity fund
Sources say the fund will invest across all parts of the CLO capital structure, plus CLO warehouses. 

Large CLO investor becomes latest to launch triple-A focused CLO ETF
A large US manager joins the likes of Alternative Access, Janus Henderson and PineBridge/VanEck, that have launched CLO exchange traded funds since 2020